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Conrad Zetterberg Dies Home Fire Takes Life Of Cooney Heights Resident For the second time within a week, a home fire claimed the life of a Mchenry area resident. Conrad Zetterberg, 67, suffocated in his home at 801 Lillian street, McHenry, about 7:48 Thursday evening as he sat in the' front room. Fire Chief Ed Justen, who estimated property damage at $3,000, said Zetterberg probably fell asleep in his chair after dropping a cigarette on the floor. The fire was confined to a small area, but burned completely through the floor. A neighbor, Fred Dolby, 15, had noticed a flickering light in the house as he walked to a friend's home but paid little attention to it. However, on his return five minutes later he noticed the fire and summoned his parents' help. Mr. Zetterberg's pet Beagle dog was howling in the yard and was reluctant to let them go near the home. Fred finally decided to disregard the animal and ran toward the door, but was unable to enter because the flames had reached the entrance, In the meantime, Mrs. Dolby had notified firemen -and members"of Company 1 arrived within jninutes. Gere Thennes, a fireman who resides in the Cooney Heights subdivision, reached the home first. He entered and dragged the unconscious man outdoors. There, they applied artificial respiration and also employed a resuscitator but to no avail. He was taken to McHenry hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The body was removed to the Brust funeral home in Lombard where last rites were conducted at 1 o'clock Monday. Burial was in Rosehill cemetery, in Lombard. Hurt Joins Health Clinic As smoke emanates from the door of Conrad Zetterberg's home in Cooney Heights, members of Company 1 firemen work to revive film. Mr. Zetterberg suffocated while dropping a cigarette. sitting in a chair, apparently having fallen asleep after PLAINDEALER PHOTO Stale Approves Plans For New Nursing Home THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CH AIN-O-LA KE S REGION SINCE 1875 VOL. 91 - NO. 55 WEDNESDAY, -FEBRUARY 19, 1969 16 PAGES, 10$ Lenten Church Rites Planned Each year, the organization known as scouting provides a program that develops physical fitness, self-reliance, citizenship, leadership and high ideals of service to others, to God and country. Among its benefactors this year will be 590 McHenry township boys, and throughout the entire county, 3,190. (Continued on page 16) SHEEHAN JOINS COMPANY ONE AS REGULAR William Sheehan, who has served his probationary period with Company 1 firemen, was voted as a regular member at the meeting last week. A1 Phannenstill, chairman of the wives' appreciation night dinner, reminded members that the important evening is Saturday, March 1, at the VFW clubhouse. Capt. Gary Gough said a very interesting program has been planned and he promises an evening long to be remembered. (Continued on page 16) m DEJECTED DOG -- A picture of desolation is this unidentified black and white dog, who was still crouching near the Conrad Zetterberg home at 801 Lillian street, Cooney Heights, Friday morning, bewildered over the whereabouts of his friend, a pet Beagle owned by Mr. Zetterberg. The Beagle was taken to a kennel when fire swept the home and took the life of its master Thursday evening. PLAINDEALER PHOTO With the start of the penitential season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 19, McHenry churches have prepared schedules of special services to be offered in the weeks until Easter Sunday. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL At St. Paul's Episcopal church, there will be imposition of ashes and Holy Eucharist at 9:30 Wednesday morning Feb. 19, and ashes and sung Eucharist at 7 p.m. On Feb. 26 there will be Eucharist at 7 o'clock in the evening, as well as Wednesdays throughout March. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC There will be blessing of ashes at 6:30 in Mary chapel of St. Mary's Catholic church on Ash Wednesday. There will be no 8 o'clock Mass. Instead, an 8:30 morning Mass will be offered, in the gym, as well as a 7:30 evening Mass there, with ashes distributed after each Mass. The regular lenten schedule includes a 6:30 a.m. Mass in Mary chapel and an 8:30 a.m. Mass in the gym each Tuesday. The 7:30 evening Mass Tuesday will be in Mary chapel. The Friday schedule will be the same, with the addition of Stations of the Cross following the evening service. On all other week days, the Masses will be at 6:30 and 8 a.m. in Mary chapel. FAITH PRESBYTERIAN The congregation of Faith Presbyterian church recently began using a new version of the "Lord's Prayer" being proposed for ecumenical and inter-faith use. The sermon each Sunday up to and including Passion Sunday deals with one of the petitions of the "Lord's Prayer". A special Bible study for the church, based on Paul's Letter to the Romans, will take place on six consecutive Tuesdays, Feb. 18 through March 26, at 8 p.m. A number of the churches of McHenry will join together on World Day of Prayer, which is March 7 this year, to have a special service of prayer and praise at Faith Presbyterian church. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS Ash Wednesday, and each Wednesday in Lent, there will be an evening vesper service at 8 o'clock at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran church. Vicar Lewis Clefisch will conduct these rites. (Continued on page 16) CHILD INJURED IN BUS-TRUCK CRASH FRIDAY Eight-year-old John Young of 3019 W. Miller road, McHenry, was injured in a school bus-truck accident that occurred Friday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock on Rt. 120, three miles south of Wonder Lake. The Harry Donner Transportation Co. bus, driven by Carolyn Swanson of Harvard, was travelling east on the highway when she observed an auto ahead. Because no brake lights were visible, the bus driver thought the auto was in motion until she came closer. She applied the brakes on the bus and in doing so the vehicle fishtailed and was struck broadside by a truck driven by Barney Vukelich of Addison and owned by Suburban Express Co., Maywood. Vukelich was unable to avoid the collision according to deputies, even though he swerved. After the crash, the truck travelled into the ditch. In the meantime, the auto responsible for the accident had continued on. The drivers of both of the other vehicles were shaken up but otherwise were uninjured. Judy Gavin and her passenger, Irene Bishop, both of Palatine, were treated in McHenry hospital Friday morning following a two-car crash on Rt. 12 and Old Rand road. The second driver, Wendell Dickson, was taken to Condell Memorial hospital, Libertyville. (Continued on page 16) Commendation Medal Given The Plaindealer has received notification that Army Capt. Robert H. Stromstedt has been presented the Army Commendation Medal while serving with the 306th Transportation company, Ft. Riley, Kas. Capt. Stromstedt earned the award for meritorious service as commander of the company. The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to personnel who, while serving with the Army, distinguish themselves by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. The medal was established by the Secretary of War on Dec. 18, 1945. Capt. Stromstedt is the son of Mrs. Elsie Gamen of Mchenry and Hugo Stromstedt of Chicago. His wife, Elaine, lives in Pistaqua Heights, McHenry. HURT IN FALL Mrs. Dorothy Gibbs, a teacher in Edgebrook school, was admitted to McHenry hospital with a broken right ankle and leg as the result of a fall in her home early Tuesday morning. State approval of preliminary* drawings for an all-new Villa Nursing Home at Pistakee Bay has been received, and architects are completing final drawings. Three years of planning to construct the new home for chronically ill and those who require extended care reached a milestone with the endorsement of proposals by the state architects in the Illinois Department of Public Health last week. Mrs. Mollie Huffmaster, administrator, said approval is a giant step forward in providing McHenry county citizens with urgently needed facilities for the aged, for those who want sheltered care and for those who need nursing home care in a place approved to receive Medicare patients. At its present facilities, Villa Nursing Home has sixty-eight patients, with a waiting list of twentyfive or more. Dr. William A. Nye, McHenry, who served as medical director at the Villa Nursing Home for many years, said the organization provides a much needed service--and the demand is increasing. Dr. Edward F. Wilt, Jr., chief of staff at McHenry hospital, elaborated on why the problem is becoming increasingly serious. He explained that with the start of Medicare there has been an increase in hospital admissions of older patients. Many of these patients are not physically able to be discharged to home care when their Medicare benefits expire. Extended care is an intermediate necessity. He affirmedthat the county at present has no Medicare-approved extended (Continued on page 16) MICHAEL HURT Michael Hurt, 25, of Barrington, recently joined the staff of the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic for McHenry County as a full time clinical psychologist. Hurt was a research psychologist and instructor at Barrington high school and he also served on the staff at Peoria and Alton State hospitals. He received his B. A. degree at Southern Illinois university and his M. A. degree at Bradley university. Hurt recently (Continued on page 16) ASK ZONING CHANGE FOR AREA PROPERTY A petition has been filed before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by James and Lillian Bures and Charles J. and Dorothy Ann Smid, asking reclassification from "B-l" to "B-2" the property located at the intersection of Ringwood road and Lake street, Pistakee Highlands. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 3 o' clock in the McHenry city hall. Set $2,000 Goal Scout Fund Campaign Opens Discussing plans for the annual Boy Scout fund drive which gets under way this week are, left to right, Warren Kuhlman, George Brand, Ray McGee, Donald Weingart and Albert S. Blake, all members of the Planning committee except Mr. Brand, who is Kishwaukee district Scout executive, other committee members not present at the meeting are Chuck Peterson and Donald Wattles, who serves as treasurer. PLAINDEALER PHOTO With a 1969 fund goal of $2,000, a record high for the McHenry community, members of the Planning committee for the annual Boy Scout fund drive are busy preparing for a campaign which gets under way this week. Prior to 1967, drive resulted in of approximately $500 in funds realized locally. That year,the the annual an average McHenry Rotary club, in keeping with its principle of rendering community service, vol- (Continued on page 16)